I didn't know that trees grew in the middle of winter but this weekend I
discovered my beams would not rotate. Upon closer inspection I discovered
that my 4BA at 60ft is hitting a limb. It is 5 degrees with 6 in of new
so I think I'll just go skiing and wait for warmer weather. It's a tree
conspiracy.
73 Steve W8GAZ Minnetonka MN
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles H. Harpole
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 1998 11:27 PM
To: steve; Press W Jones
Cc: 'towertalk@contesting.com'
Subject: [TowerTalk] The Anger of Trees
I had to cut down a smallish pine in order to put up my HyTower in my
back
yard. I appologized to it and to all the other trees in the area.
However, I think they got mad:
1. Ant was up 6 mos and a perfectly sound pine fell over the 160meter
wire attachment and pulled the HyTower down to the ground.
I re-installed the ant.
2. Another six months or so, a bigger and sounder pine that I had guyed
the HyTower to fell over and pulled the ant down again.
Looking at the trees that fell, and cutting them up, I could find no rot,
not other reason for falling and all of the many others close around were
still in fine shape. Re-installed again!
I think the trees got angry and have "fixed" my antenna twice. Will I
give up if a third happening? Stay tuned. K4VUD
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